Asue
06-18-2006, 09:01 AM
Okay, it's that time of year again! A really nice guy came into the store wanting to buy baby bird food. He seemed confused when I asked what kind of parrot he wanted to feed.
The guy said he was at work ( construction-type ) and found a naked baby bird on the ground. I said he should have looked around for a nest and try to put it back, but he said the nest was destroyed and it's sibling was dead.
It was too young to survive on it's own, and the only thing it could do was beg for food.
I don't know of animal sanctuaries that take in orphaned or abandoned nestlings, and I'm sure the baby bird died without feeding and warmth...
It's sad and some people might say it's the natural way of things, but sometimes I want to help more, ya know?
I've learned my lesson and I don't pick up baby birds anymore, but maybe someone out there knows a place that does this kind of rescue?
If not, then maybe the best thing to do is just let nature take it's course. No matter how difficult it is for me just to walk away.:cry:
The guy said he was at work ( construction-type ) and found a naked baby bird on the ground. I said he should have looked around for a nest and try to put it back, but he said the nest was destroyed and it's sibling was dead.
It was too young to survive on it's own, and the only thing it could do was beg for food.
I don't know of animal sanctuaries that take in orphaned or abandoned nestlings, and I'm sure the baby bird died without feeding and warmth...
It's sad and some people might say it's the natural way of things, but sometimes I want to help more, ya know?
I've learned my lesson and I don't pick up baby birds anymore, but maybe someone out there knows a place that does this kind of rescue?
If not, then maybe the best thing to do is just let nature take it's course. No matter how difficult it is for me just to walk away.:cry: